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Bryant, Gasol help Lakers down Kings for 50th win of season

Wed 17th, March 2010

Sacramento, CA (Sports Network) - Kobe Bryant posted a near triple-double and Pau Gasol ended with 28 points on 12-of-14 shooting, as the duo led the Lakers past the Kings, 106-99, at ARCO Arena.

The win was LA's fourth straight and 50th of the season, the third consecutive year the reigning champions have accomplished that feat.

"We've been playing well," Gasol said. "The results are obvious."

Bryant went for 30 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, while Gasol added 12 rebounds for Los Angeles, which had 23 second-chance points to Sacramento's nine. Andrew Bynum ended with 21 points and 12 boards for the victors.

Tyreke Evans had another balanced game with 25 points, 11 rebounds and nine helpers for the Kings, who had won two of three coming into the game. Carl Landry deposited 15 points to go with 10 rebounds, while Jason Thompson chipped in 14 and 10 in defeat.

Ahead 61-57 midway through the third, Bryant and Lamar Odom each hit from behind the arc to extend the margin to 10.

Odom's buzzer-beater made it 77-68 in favor of LA heading to the fourth, where the Lakers scored the first seven points to pull away.

Shannon Brown's dunk capped the run for an 84-68 cushion, and the closest the Kings got until the final minute was eight.

"We had a chance of winning if we hit more shots," Landry said. "Any time we lose we're not happy."

Bryant scored 11 of the final 13 points of the first quarter to put the Lakers in front 28-17.

Sacramento quickly answered in the second and went ahead, 37-34, following a pair of buckets from Evans near the midway point.

In the final minute of the half, Bryant threw an alley-oop to Bynum and hit a free throw for a slim 49-48 lead at halftime.

Game Notes

LA has won five straight over Sacramento...Odom checked in with 10 points and seven rebounds for the Lakers, who shot 48.3 percent from the field...Spencer Hawes contributed 13 points and Omri Casspi had 10 for the Kings, who made 42.9 percent of their shots.